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| Manchester murder: 12-year-old arrested on suspicion of killing after man's death in Ashton-under-Lyne | Manchester murder: 12-year-old arrested on suspicion of killing after man's death in Ashton-under-Lyne |
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| A 12-year-old has been arrested along with three teenagers on suspicion of murdering a man in Manchester. | A 12-year-old has been arrested along with three teenagers on suspicion of murdering a man in Manchester. |
| Two of the teenagers are aged 16 and the other is aged 17. | |
| All four of the youths remain in custody for questioning. | |
| Police responded to reports that a man had been assaulted late on Wednesday evening on Warrington Street. Upon arrival, they found a man in his forties with serious injuries. He was taken to hospital and died upon arrival. | |
| He has not yet been formally identified. | |
| Detective Inspector Kevin O’Regan from the Greater Manchester Police said: “This has been quite a fast moving investigation and we have now made three further arrests bringing the total number of people we have in custody to four. | |
| “Our investigation continues and I would urge anybody with information to please contact police, no matter how insignificant you think it may be.” | |
| Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting incident number 2541 or 27/07/16 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. |